Robin Bartel

Robin Dale Bartel (born May 16, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League during the mid-1980s. He appeared in 41 NHL games, recording an assist and 14 penalty minutes. Before making his NHL debut Bartel played for the Canadian national team at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Playing career Bartel played three seasons of Junior hockey with the Prince Albert Raiders spanning 1979–1982, winning two national championships in his final two years. A stay-at-home defender, Bartel played at the University of Saskatchewan and won a CIAU National Championship, now known as the David Johnston University Cup, before joining the Canadian National Team for the 1983–84 season and representing Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Never drafted, Bartel signed with the Calgary Flames and spent two seasons in their organization, appearing in a single regular season NHL game for the Flames in 1985–86 and six playoff games, including the 1986 Stanley Cup Final.

Bartel signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks for the 1986–87 season and stuck with the team as a depth defender, appearing in 40 games and recording a single assist. However, he would lose his spot the following year and spend the entire season in the minors.

After another stint with the Canadian National Team and a year in Britain, Bartel retired in 1990. He played two games in the American Hockey League with the St. John's Maple Leafs during the 1993–94 AHL season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1979–80 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 60 6 31 37 151 — — — — — 1980–81 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 60 11 41 52 165 26 11 22 33 — 1981–82 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 56 12 45 57 166 23 5 28 33 — 1982–83 University of Saskatchewan CWUAA 24 4 14 18 36 — — — — — 1983–84 Canadian National Team Intl 61 4 7 11 54 — — — — — 1984–85 EHC Wetzikon SUI.2 14 3 3 6 — — — — — — 1984–85 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 41 4 11 15 66 — — — — — 1985–86 Calgary Flames NHL 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 16 1985–86 Moncton Golden Flames AHL 74 4 21 25 100 3 0 0 0 0 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 40 0 1 1 14 — — — — — 1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 10 0 2 2 15 — — — — — 1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 37 1 10 11 54 3 0 0 0 0 1988–89 Moncton Hawks AHL 23 0 4 4 19 10 0 1 1 18 1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 26 1 5 6 59 — — — — — 1989–90 Medway Bears GBR.2 16 8 19 27 32 — — — — — 1989–90 Canadian National Team Intl 23 1 1 2 10 — — — — — 1993–94 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —AHL totals 187 9 48 57 256 16 0 1 1 27NHL totals 41 0 1 1 14 6 0 0 0 16

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1984 Canada OG 6 0 1 1 4Senior totals 6 0 1 1 4